1. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

2. » She is Louie’s cousin. » “She lives with Louie’s family because her own family is in Puerto Rico.” (23) » “She can’t come out --- gotta baby-sit with Louie’s sisters --- but she stands in the doorway a lot, all the time singing...” (23) » “We never see Marin until her aunt comes home from work, and even then she can only stay out in front.” (27)

3. » Hopes to someday get married and “live in a big house far away.” (26) » “She’s going to get a real job downtown because that’s where the best jobs are...” » “Is waiting for a car to stop, a star to fall, someone to change her life.” (27)

4. » “She is older and knows lots of things. She is the one who told us how Davey the Baby’s sister got pregnant...” (27) » “What matters, Marin says, is for the boys to see us and for us to see them.” (27) » Can be a negative role model. Main goal is to get married. Thinks it is important to be noticed by boys. Gives the younger girls adult information.

11. Marin knows lots of things baby-sitter Rosa mother of many single Alicia smart university student